Butte-Silver Bow Metro Area, MT Climate

Butte-Silver Bow, MT Metro Area has a semi-arid climate, with temperatures that range from very hot to moderately cold. Summers are long and dry, while winters are short and snowy. It is typically sunny throughout the year, with average temperatures ranging from 20°F - 90°F in the winter and spring months. The annual precipitation for this region is around 12 inches per year, primarily falling as snow in the winter months. The area is known for its low humidity levels and its varied terrain.

Butte-Silver Bow Metro Area, Montana gets 13 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Butte-Silver Bow Metro Area averages 50 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 186 sunny days per year in Butte-Silver Bow Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Butte-Silver Bow Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 100 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 8
Rain: averages 13 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 50 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Butte-Silver Bow metro area is 6.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Montana.

8.6 Summer - 4.1 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the Butte-Silver Bow metro area, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

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Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for the Butte-Silver Bow metro area with an average high temperature of 79.9°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Montana. In the Butte-Silver Bow metro area, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Butte-Silver Bow metro area are August, July and June.

In the Butte-Silver Bow metro area, there are 4.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Montana.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Butte-Silver Bow metro area with an average of 6.7°. This is colder than most places in Montana.

In the Butte-Silver Bow metro area, there are 226.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Montana.

In the Butte-Silver Bow metro area, there are 28.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Montana.

Humidity is very low in the Butte-Silver Bow metro area, so low that the dry air may be uncomfortable for some people. There are few days during the year when the humidity is even noticable. A very dry climate can lead to cracked, itchy skin and dry eyes.

June is the wettest month in the Butte-Silver Bow metro area with 2.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 38% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 12.5 inches in the Butte-Silver Bow metro area means that it is drier than most places in Montana.

June is the rainiest month in the Butte-Silver Bow metro area with 12.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.3 rainy days. There are 99.8 rainy days annually in the Butte-Silver Bow metro area, which is rainier than most places in Montana. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 49.6 inches in the Butte-Silver Bow metro area means that it is snowier than most places in Montana. March is the snowiest month in the Butte-Silver Bow metro area with 8.8 inches of snow, and 9 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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